Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Mather, Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin)

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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A wooden grain elevator at Mather, on the CPR Napinka Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Cartwright-Roblin, was built in 1926 by Manitoba Pool Elevators. An annex was built beside it in 1969. Renovated in 1971 and 1986, the elevator closed on 31 December 1996 and has since been removed from the site.

Agents / Buyers

Period	Agent / Buyer
1926-1927	A. R. Coulthard
1927-1930	H. A. Thompson
1930-1933	William Percival “Percy” Waters (c1906-1953)
1933-1938	John Wilson “Jack” Hyslop (1901-?)
1938-1942	J. A. Roe
1942-1952	A. W. Winlaw
1952-1960	L. E. Willett
1960-1968	K. Porter
1968-1995	Harry A. “Hank” Lyle (c1895-1975)
1995-1996	?

Photos & Coordinates

Aerial view of the Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Mather (1980s) Source: S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University Manitoba Pool and United Grain Growers grain elevators at Mather (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Manitoba Pool grain elevator at Mather (no date) Source: Agricore United Engineering Department, Tom Price (Mgr), provided by Glenn Dickson (University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections) Site Location (lat/long): N49.09892, W99.19349 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“City accountant, W. P. Waters dies at 46 years,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 January 1953, page 24.

Manitoba Pool Fonds, S. J. McKee Archives, Brandon University.

We thank Bill Sutherland for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 December 2018

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